Method of construction of an overhead door

Abstract

An overhead door frame apparatus having a plurality of elongated structural C-channel members. At least one of the members has a tube secured within and perpendicular to the first member and having a flat plate attached to an outside of the tube. At least an adjacent C-channel member of the plurality of members having a closed end. At least one fastener passes through the flat plate and through the tube of the first member and through the adjacent member.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus, which process comprises:
 constructing a plurality of first elongated structural C-channel members wherein each said first C-channel member has two opposed side walls, has a tube with two opposed ends secured within and perpendicular to the first C-channel member such that the two opposed ends of the tube are adjacent the two opposed side walls of the first C-channel member, and has a spacer attached to the tube; 
 constructing a plurality of adjacent C-channel members, each of said adjacent C-channel members having a closed end; 
 shipping said first C-channel members and said adjacent C-channel members to a work site; and 
 connecting said first C-channel members with said adjacent C-channel members at said work site by passing fasteners through said spacer and said tube of said first C-channel members and through said closed end of said C-channel adjacent member. 
 
     
     
       2. The process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , including an additional step of securing an outer face to said C-channel members. 
     
     
       3. The process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  wherein said spacer is a flat spacer plate. 
     
     
       4. A process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus, which process comprises:
 constructing a plurality of first elongated structural C-channel members wherein at least one of said plurality of first C-channel members has two opposed side walls, has a tube with two opposed ends residing and secured within and perpendicular to the first C-channel member such that the two opposed ends of the tube are adjacent the two opposed side walls of the first C-channel member, and has a spacer attached to the tube; 
 constructing a plurality of adjacent C-channel members, each of said adjacent C-channel members having a closed end; 
 shipping said plurality of first C-channel members and said plurality of adjacent C-channel members to a work site; and 
 connecting said first C-channel members with said adjacent C-channel members at said work site by passing fasteners through said spacer and said tube of said first members and through said closed end of said adjacent member. 
 
     
     
       5. The process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus as set forth in  claim 4  including an additional step of securing an outer face to said plurality of C-channel members. 
     
     
       6. The process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus as set forth in  claim 4  wherein said spacer is a flat spacer plate. 
     
     
       7. The process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus as set forth in  claim 6  wherein said flat spacer plate is welded to said tube. 
     
     
       8. A process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus as set forth in  claim 4  including an additional step of forming a single piece overhead door from said plurality of first elongated structural C-channel members, said plurality of adjacent members, and said fasteners. 
     
     
       9. A process to construct an overhead door frame apparatus, which process comprises:
 constructing a plurality of first elongated structural C-channel members wherein each said first C-channel member has two opposed side walls, has a tube with two opposed ends secured within and perpendicular to the first C-channel member such that the two opposed ends of the tube are adjacent the two opposed side walls of the first C-channel member, and has a spacer attached to the tube; 
 constructing a plurality of adjacent C-channel members, each of said adjacent C-channel members having a closed end; 
 shipping said first C-channel members and said adjacent C-channel members to a work site; 
 connecting said first C-channel members with said adjacent C-channel members at said work site by passing fasteners through said spacer and said tube of said first C-channel members and through said closed end of said C-channel adjacent member; 
 forming a single piece overhead door from said plurality of first elongated structural C-channel members, said plurality of adjacent members, and said fasteners; and 
 securing an outer face to said door frame.